A Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant — part of a chain that drew national media attention when President Obama made a stop at one in Washington, D.C., in 2009 — is planned at the former Hwang's Martial Arts building, 4226 Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews.

It would be the third Five Guys in the area, joining those at 4116 Summit Plaza Drive in northeast Louisville and 2221 State St. in New Albany.

The busy stretch of Shelbyville Road has a "great vibe," said Jason Tyner, president of a Five Guys franchise group for the Louisville, Frankfort and Elizabethtown areas.

The site between Beverage Warehouse and a Goodwill outlet also was attractive because it has plenty of parking, Tyner said.

The franchisees will be making a "considerable investment" to convert the studio to a restaurant, and an outdoor dining patio also is planned, he said.

The restaurant's plan for the site will be reviewed May 8 by the Metro Planning Commission's Land Development & Transportation Committee. The plan would also need to be reviewed by the St. Matthews City Council.

The martial arts studio closed last summer after Hwang's operators decided it was too close to another of its sites at North Hurstbourne Parkway and Westport Road, spokeswoman Mimi Hwang said.

It's the fourth new restaurant going in along Shelbyville Road in St. Matthews. A White Castle opened in March near Fairfax Avenue, and a Panera carryout site is going in just east of that, along with a new Burger King restaurant next door that replaces one that was razed.

Reporter Martha Elson can be reached at (502) 582-7061. Follow her on Twitter at @MarthaElson_cj.

Five Guys restaurant plan

What: Review of plan for proposed Five Guys restaurant at 4226 Shelbyville Road by Metro Planning Commission's Land Development & Transportation Committee